Cameras to keep watch on East Gippsland crime

The Victorian Government has committed about $110,000 for the Bairnsdale rollout, while the East Gippsland Shire Council has matched that funding for cameras in Lakes Entrance.

Councillor Ellis says the cameras will be placed in hotspots for trouble.

He says they will help promote community safety.

"We had the misfortune to have a serious assault in Bairnsdale [some] time back as you may recall and then just general issues of antisocial behaviour which can perhaps be addressed by providing some sort of security for the community to know that these things are being monitored," he said.

He says the cameras will act as a deterrent against criminal behaviour.

"They will be monitored by ... Victoria Police at the Bairnsdale Police Station 24-hours-a-day," he said.

"We're hoping that the message will get out there that look, if you misbehave there's a very good chance that you may be recorded."